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How Contagious Are Common Respiratory Tract Infections?

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  • Daniel M. Musher, M.D.

The answer to this frequently asked question is addressed in this review article, which focuses on common respiratory tract infections that are spread from person to person. The author concentrates on community-based contagion rather than nosocomial infections or agents that have received recent attention principally because of their actual or potential role in biologic terrorism.

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Funding and Disclosures

I am indebted to Alan Bisno, Robert Couch, Richard Hamill, and Bradley Perkins for their helpful comments during the writing of this article.

Author Affiliations

From the Medical Service, Infectious Disease Section, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Departments of Medicine and Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine — both in Houston.

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